Exercise and Supplementation of Black Mulberry Fruit Extract, Sunflower Seed and Pumpkin Seed Enhance Cognitive Performance among Sedentary University Students
Conclusion: It was indicated from the findings that the consumption of black mulberry fruit extract, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds with and without exercise independently enhanced attention, perception, and executive function among sedentary young adults. (Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science)
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - December 29, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4748: Neurite Outgrowth-Promoting Activity of Compounds in PC12 Cells from Sunflower Seeds
iro Tai
In the current super-aging society, the establishment of methods for prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an urgent task. One of the causes of AD is thought to be a decrease in the revel of nerve growth factor (NGF) in the brain. Compounds showing NGF-mimicking activity and NGF-enhancing activity have been examined as possible agents for improving symptoms. In the present study, sunflower seed extract was found to have neurite outgrowth-promoting activity, which is an NGF-enhancing activity, in PC12 cells. To investigate neurite outgrowth-promoting compounds from sunflower seed ...
Source: Molecules - October 16, 2020 Category: Chemistry Authors: Takeru Koga Takaiku Sakamoto Eiji Sakuradani Akihiro Tai Tags: Article Source Type: research
Performing under pressure: esterification activity of dry fermented solids in subcritical and supercritical CO2.
CONCLUSION: A subcritical CO2 atmosphere, with the addition of a small amount of water, improved the esterification activity of DFS containing lipases of Burkholderia contaminans.
PMID: 33051809 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Biotechnology Letters)
Source: Biotechnology Letters - October 13, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Serrano DC, Corazza ML, Mitchell DA, Krieger N Tags: Biotechnol Lett Source Type: research
Oleosins: A Short Allergy Review.
Authors: Majsiak E, Choina M, Miśkiewicz K, Doniec Z, Kurzawa R
Abstract
In patients having a history of anaphylaxis after consumption of peanuts, sunflower seeds, or soy and skin or blood tests negative for the allergen extracts, oleosins could be the culprit. Oleosins are common and largely underestimated allergy inducers of plant origin, causing severe allergy symptoms, including the anaphylactic shock. They are resistant to high temperatures and digestive enzymes. The consumption of heat-treated oleosins has been associated with a higher risk of a severe anaphylactic reaction. Recent studies have show...
Source: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology - September 12, 2020 Category: Research Tags: Adv Exp Med Biol Source Type: research
Cardiac Arrhythmia Prevention in Ischemia and Reperfusion by Low-Dose Dietary Fish Oil Supplementation in Rats
ConclusionsVentricular arrhythmias were prevented and heart rate was slowed by lower ω-3 PUFA intake in rats than previously reported, equivalent to human fish consumption and associated with increased myocardial DHA. The efficacy of low-dose fish oil demonstrates biological plausibility for nutritional ω-3 fatty acid–mediated cardioprotection and suggests that effectiveness in human clinical trials may be obscured by failure to exclude fish eaters. (Source: Journal of Nutrition)
Source: Journal of Nutrition - September 4, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
The Effect of Sunflower Seed and Almond Oil on Preterm Infant Skin: A Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSIONS
Neither SSO nor AO has harmful effects on the skin, and their use may improve stratum corneum hydration. These oils can be used by nurses to hydrate the skin of preterm infants. Further studies are needed to evaluate the efficacy of natural oils on infant skin. (Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care)
Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - July 30, 2020 Category: Dermatology Tags: ONLINE EXCLUSIVES Source Type: research
Cupriavidus necator B-10646 growth and polyhydroxyalkanoates production on different plant oils.
Abstract
The study addresses the growth of the wild-type strain Cupriavidus necator B-10646 and synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates by this strain on media containing plant oils with different compositions of fatty acids: palm, Siberian oilseed, and refined and unrefined sunflower seed oils. The study showed that the best carbon substrate was palm oil. Comparison of fatty acid compositions of the starting oils and unutilized residual substrates showed that C. necator B-10646 cells consumed the fatty acids from palm oil evenly while in experiments with other oils, they utilized polyenoic fatty acids first. H...
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - July 13, 2020 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Volova T, Sapozhnikova K, Zhila N Tags: Int J Biol Macromol Source Type: research
Sunflower seed oil combined with ginseng stem-leaf saponins as an adjuvant to enhance the immune response elicited by Newcastle disease vaccine in chickens.
Abstract
The present study was to evaluate the adjuvant effect of sunflower seed oil containing saponins extracted from the stem and leaf of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer (E515-D) on the immune response induced by an inactivated Newcastle disease virus (NDV) in chickens. The results showed that E515-D promoted significantly higher serum NDV-specific HI and neutralizing antibody responses, IFN-γ and IL-4 levels, and lymphocyte proliferative responses to Con A, LPS, and NDV antigen than the conventional adjuvant Marcol 52. Different adjuvant effect between E515-D and Marcol 52 may be attributed to different gene...
Source: Vaccine - June 18, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Yuan L, Wang Y, Ma X, Cui X, Lu M, Guan R, Chi X, Xu W, Hu S Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research
Comparison of microwave and convection method of roasting sunflower seeds and its effect on sensory quality, texture and physicochemical characteristics
Publication date: Available online 10 June 2020Source: Food StructureAuthor(s): Anna Goszkiewicz, Eliza Kołodziejczyk, Filip Ratajczyk (Source: Food Structure)
Source: Food Structure - June 11, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Changes in long ‐chain fatty acid composition of milk fat globule membrane and expression of mammary lipogenic genes in dairy cows fed sunflower seeds and rumen‐protected choline
SummaryThe aim of this experiment was to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation of crushed high oleic sunflower seeds (HOS) and rumen ‐protected choline (RPC) on the fatty acid (FA) profile of phospholipids and sphingomyelin and mammary transcription of genes that are important for milk fat synthesis and de novo synthesis of sphingolipids. Twenty‐four cows were divided into four groups that either received an unsupplemented di et (Control), the Control diet supplemented with 50 g RPC per day, a diet supplemented with HOS at 10% of dry matter, or RPC and HOS in combination (RPC + HOS). RPC supplementation ...
Source: Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition - May 14, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Saman Lashkari,
Jeppe W. Moller,
S øren K. Jensen,
Lars I. Hellgren,
Martin T. Sørensen,
Peter K. Theil,
Kristen Sejrsen Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Influence of feeding sunflower seed and meal protected against ruminal fermentation on ruminal fermentation, bacterial composition and in situ degradability in sheep.
Abstract
The effects of treating sunflower seed (SS) and meal (SM), as well as of a mixture of both feeds (SSM; 45:55) with a solution of malic acid (1 M; 400 ml/kg feed) and heating for protection against ruminal degradation were studied. Four rumen-fistulated sheep were fed two mixed diets composed of oat hay and concentrate (40:60) and differing only in the concentrate, that contained either a mixture of untreated SS and SM (control diet) or treated SS and SM (MAH diet). A crossover design with two 24-d experimental periods was used, and each period included 10 d of diet adaptation, 9 d for in situ ...
Source: Archives of Animal Nutrition - May 13, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Haro AN, Carro MD, De Evan T, González J Tags: Arch Anim Nutr Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1685: Determination of Alternaria Toxins in Sunflower Oil by Liquid Chromatography Isotope Dilution Tandem Mass Spectrometry
This study is the first focusing only on this lipophilic matrix and in using all corresponding isotopically labeled internal standards (ISTD) to compensate the matrix effect that strongly influences the LC-MS/MS analysis of toxins. Target compounds were separated on Zorbax Extend C-18 column enabling the analysis at alkaline pH of 8.8 that was necessary to obtain appropriate peak shape of tenuazonic acid and to separate the analytes at baseline. The method was validated according to the EU 2002/657/EC Decision and all the analytical performance characteristics met the requirements. The recovery was between 74% and 122% in ...
Source: Molecules - April 6, 2020 Category: Chemistry Authors: Ádám Tölgyesi Luca Kozma Virender K. Sharma Tags: Article Source Type: research
Biotransformation of rice and sunflower side-streams by dikaryotic and monokaryotic strains of Pleurotus sapidus: Impact on phenolic profiles and bioactive properties
In this study, agricultural side-streams (sunflower seed hulls, rice husks and rice straw) were used as substrates for SSF with dikaryotic and monokaryotic strains of Pleurotus sapidus. The phenolic profiles of the mentioned substrates were characterized by LC-DAD/ESI-MSn pre- and post- fermentation. Moreover, antioxidant, cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities were screened against oxidizable cellular substrates, tumour and primary cell lines, and different bacteria and fungi, respectively. The concentration of phenolic compounds in the crop side-streams was reduced after fermentation with both strains of the fungus. The ...
Source: Food Research International - February 11, 2020 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Influence of hydro- and osmo-priming on sunflower seeds to break dormancy and improve crop performance under water stress.
This study explored the effects of two hydro- and osmo-priming durations (8 and 16 h) on growth and yield components of sunflowers (Helianthus annuus L.) under water stress. The pot experiment, performed under a rain shelter, consisted of 9 treatments replicated five times: unprimed seeds as control (C), hydro-primed seeds (T0), osmo-primed seeds in 10, 20, and 30% PEG-6000 (T1, T2, and T3, respectively). Severe water stress was applied for 12 days to all treatments at the beginning of the flowering stage. Statistical analysis revealed a very highly significant positive effect (p < 0.01) by all treatments on sunfl...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - February 2, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Bourioug M, Ezzaza K, Bouabid R, Alaoui-Mhamdi M, Bungau S, Bourgeade P, Alaoui-Sossé L, Alaoui-Sossé B, Aleya L Tags: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Source Type: research
